Canada vs Poland: Global primary energy use by source
Canada
30.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
25.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
20th
Poland rank
21st
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Canada
- Poland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 30.17 terawatt-hours against 25.7 terawatt-hours in Poland, a difference of 4.47 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Canada ranks 20th and Poland ranks 21st of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1448 terawatt-hours | 0.1448 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 0.5952 terawatt-hours | 0.6936 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.54 terawatt-hours | 0.8024 terawatt-hours | 5.74 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 19.31 terawatt-hours | 0.3464 terawatt-hours | 18.96 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 27.84 terawatt-hours | 5.24 terawatt-hours | 22.59 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 32 terawatt-hours | 24.55 terawatt-hours | 7.45 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 30.25 terawatt-hours | 24.56 terawatt-hours | 5.69 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Canada or Poland?
- Canada, at 30.17 terawatt-hours against 25.7 terawatt-hours in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Canada and Poland?
- 4.47 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Poland rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Canada ranks 20th and Poland ranks 21st of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.